How Millennials are Changing the World

2014 has been an
incredible year for Freelancer.com. The company previously released its Fast 50
reports showing what have been the biggest movers and shakers in each quarter
and, at the end of 2014, decided to share something a little different. Its
team of data scientists looked at the projects that have been posted on the
platform this past year in comparison to the previous year and noticed
something exciting - Freelancer.com is empowering Millennials to change lives.

Freelancer.com believes that every time a
project is posted and subsequently delivered that the employer’s and
freelancer’s lives are changed. In some cases, it’s as simple as making a
project budget go a little further, getting a concept proven or some amazing design
work delivered. In other cases, the projects posted and the work delivered by
freelancers help feed their families, spend more time with friends, travel the
world or liberate themselves from restrictive 9­-to­-5 jobs. In either case,
Freelancer.com is proud to be part of the story.

We have found that 74% of
Freelancer.com’s users are Millennials (people aged between 18 and 34 years
old). This group of employers and freelancers is key in shaping and building
the world that we live in. Millennials are confident, enterprising, resourceful
and have great hopes and drive to make the world a better place.

"In 2014, I spoke at the G20 Young
Entrepreneurs's Alliance Summit (G20YEA) where I said that entrepreneurship is
the way forward for youth unemployment. Our statistics show that Millennials
are at the forefront of taking risks and becoming entrepreneurs by being
connected to the internet. Freelancer.com facilitates them to also make a
change in their own lives, and make an impact in communities, by helping them
start their own business or find work wherever they choose to be." says
Freelancer.com CEO Matt Barrie.

From the data, Freelancer.com has pulled
out the top four project categories in four areas that impact many parts of our
lives every day:

1. We Build Our Cities

Engineering-­related projects have risen
greatly during 2014. Civil Engineering - ­ the discipline that deals with the
design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built
environment (like roads, bridges, parks etc.) ­ - has risen by over 136% from
2013. Building Architecture is also up by over 89% this year accompanied
byMechanical Engineering, which is up 80%, and CAD/CAM Design which follows
closely behind at 73%. Larger scale engineering projects are estimated to look
to Freelancer.com in the upcoming year.

2. We Build Our Businesses

Employers ­ - entrepreneurs and SMEs on
the site are super-­charging their businesses by implementing eCommerce
platforms like Shopify, whose projects on Freelancer.com increased by over 93%
during 2014. In addition, they are still looking to outsource business
processes with Accounting up by 84% and Recruitment also up by 71%. Marketing
and design are also popular across the platform, and we see Brochure Design up
71%. These and other business­-related projects are expected to skyrocket in
2015.

3. We Make Great Homes

Everyone wants their home to look and
feel great. To express ourselves, we create amazing environment to live in,
host our friends and to build our families. Part of that expression is to
create unique items. Furniture Design tops home­-related projects at over 132%
increase with Interior Design and Home Design up 77% and 71% respectively. It
also seems like people want to bring more Music into their lives with that category
up by 51%. The collaborative economy will continue to connect more than just
businesses. People will do more for other people.

4. We Tell Stories

Social media and content have been strong
performers throughout 2014 so it is no surprise to see the creative side of
people being represented on Freelancer.com. Pinterest was one of the biggest
performers of the year with a whopping 394% increase in projects. Social media
platforms are expected to slug it out to assume a position of dominance on
2015.

In addition, Creative Design shoots up
254% and Creative Writing also showing a strong increase at 157%. We all love
to tell stories and they say a picture tells a thousand words. So it is also no
surprise that Photography is up by over 135% in 2014. We expect that more and
more of this work will be coming to Freelancer.com as the world gets more
creative and the Maker Movement builds steam.

2015 has began and it’s going to be a
very exciting year. Freelancer.com starts the year with over 14 million
registered users, the world's largest freelancing, outsourcing and
crowdsourcing marketplace by number of users and projects. It has had great
momentum since 2009 and is about to go into overdrive.